Teddy Roosevelt: “Formerly this unit was the regiment; it is now not the regiment, not…”

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Formerly this unit was the regiment; it is now not the regiment, not even the troop or company; it is the individual soldier.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt discusses the shift in focus from regiments to individual soldiers in military effectiveness.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Formerly this unit was the regiment; it is now not the regiment, not even the troop or company; it is the individual…”